General Knowledge Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Which of the following activities are examples of data gathering? 4593 05b5cc601e4d2b4197774b458
5b5cc601e4d2b4197774b458- 1Counting the votes in an election to determine the next governortrue
- 2Making a pie chart showing the kinds of television sets owned by people in a sample of 1,000false
- 3Finding the mean weight of cancer patients in a studyfalse
- 4Using the results of a mathematical model to predict the next day's weatherfalse
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Answer : 1. "Counting the votes in an election to determine the next governor"
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Answer: A) Counting the votes in an election to determine the next governor Explanation: Option A) "Counting the votes in an election to determine the next governor" is the only one where data gathering is done. In all other options, data is already collected and now analyzing of data is going on.
Q: World's oldest living man 2018? 2170 05b5cc601e4d2b4197774b44e
5b5cc601e4d2b4197774b44e- 1Masazo Nonakatrue
- 2Francisco Nunez Oliverafalse
- 3Juan Pablo Villalosfalse
- 4Les Colleyfalse
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Answer : 1. "Masazo Nonaka"
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Answer: A) Masazo Nonaka Explanation: According to Guiness World Records, the world's oldest living man Masazo Nonaka has turned 113 years on 25 July of 2018 in Japan's Hokkaido. Francisco Nunez Olivera was the former oldest person who died on 29th of January 2018 at the age of 112 years. Les Colley (1898 - 1998, Australia), is the oldest ever man to father a child. He had his ninth child a son named Oswald to his third wife at the age of 92 years 10 months.
Q: Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have different 2255 05b5cc5ffe4d2b4197774b43b
5b5cc5ffe4d2b4197774b43b- 1numbers of neutronstrue
- 2numbers of electronsfalse
- 3numbers of protonsfalse
- 4atomic numbersfalse
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Answer : 1. "numbers of neutrons"
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Answer: A) numbers of neutrons Explanation: Isotopes are variations of an element that have the same charge as the original element, but a different mass, which is caused by either more/less neutrons in the nucleus.
Q: What process immediately preceeded protein synthesis at the ribosome? 2470 05b5cc5ffe4d2b4197774b417
5b5cc5ffe4d2b4197774b417- 1transcriptiontrue
- 2replicationfalse
- 3translationfalse
- 4duplicationfalse
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Answer : 1. "transcription"
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Answer: A) transcription Explanation: Protein synthesis at the ribosome is immediately preceeded by the transcription process.
Q: What is the systematic name of PbO? 2069 05b5cc5ffe4d2b4197774b412
5b5cc5ffe4d2b4197774b412- 1Plumbic oxidefalse
- 2Lead oxidefalse
- 3Lead(II) oxidetrue
- 4All of the abovefalse
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Answer : 3. "Lead(II) oxide"
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Answer: C) Lead(II) oxide Explanation: The systematic name for a chemical is the unique name given to it by the International Union of Pure Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). The IUPAC name can differ from a chemical compound's general name. PbO is an ionic compound since it consists of a Lead as metal and Oxygen as nonmetal. The systematic name for PbO is Lead (II) oxide. Here we need to put the (II) since lead has more than one combining capacity.
Q: Which superhero shares a name with a town in Turkey? 3409 15b5cc5ffe4d2b4197774b408
5b5cc5ffe4d2b4197774b408- 1Batmantrue
- 2Spidermanfalse
- 3Ironmanfalse
- 4None of the abovefalse
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Answer : 1. "Batman"
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Answer: A) Batman Explanation: Superhero Batman shares a name with an oil production Batman, a town in Turkey.
Q: Which statement about general education policy is most accurate? 3534 05b5cc5ffe4d2b4197774b403
5b5cc5ffe4d2b4197774b403- 1It is set by multiple levels of the government.true
- 2It is determined by local school boards.false
- 3It is controlled only by the federal government.false
- 4It provides its funding at the state level.false
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Answer : 1. "It is set by multiple levels of the government."
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Answer: A) It is set by multiple levels of the government. Explanation: General education policy is set by multiple levels of the government like Federal, state and local governments.
Q: Which of the following definitions describes a physical hazard? 3125 05b5cc5ffe4d2b4197774b3fe
5b5cc5ffe4d2b4197774b3fe- 1The most commonly thought of hazard in construction. This hazard includes radiation, extreme temperatures, noise, and vibration.true
- 2These hazards can lead to injuries to the joints or muscles by way of heavy, frequent lifting, repetitive tasks.false
- 3Can be present in dust, fumes, liquids, solids, mists, vapors, or gases of products used at a site or released during a construction jobfalse
- 4Microorganisms, such as bacteria, fungus, mold, or viruses that can cause illness.false
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Answer : 1. "The most commonly thought of hazard in construction. This hazard includes radiation, extreme temperatures, noise, and vibration."
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Answer: A) The most commonly thought of hazard in construction. This hazard includes radiation, extreme temperatures, noise, and vibration. Explanation: A physical hazard is defined as "A factor within the environment that can harm the body without necessarily touching it." Vibration and noise are examples of physical hazards. Physical hazards include but aren't limited to electricity, radiation, pressure, noise, heights and vibration amongst many others.